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Carrot Cake Cookies

15 Apr

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Healthy Enough to Have for Breakfast!

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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

29 Mar

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Reduced Sugar

 

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No-Bake Chocolate, Oatmeal, Peanut Butter Cookies

26 Sep

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Healthy, Easy

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Banana Blondies

6 Apr

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4 Ingredient Banana Blondies are low carb and gluten free. You can exchange the banana for applesauce, pumpkin or whatever kind of mashed fruit you like. You can add chocolate chips, grated coconut, nuts, dried fruits; anything you like. Have fun and ENJOY!

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Chocolate Avocado Brownies

9 Mar

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The avocado makes these velvety smooth! Only 4.5 net carbs per brownie!

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Double Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies

2 Nov

Double Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies

Makes a great Breakfast Cookie

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Chewy Apricot Oat Bars

21 Jul

Chewy Apricot Oat Bars

 

Can be made with any combination of dried fruit and preserves.

Could also be make with chocolate chips and mini marshmallows…

 

Ingredients
1 1/2 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup xylitol
1 tbsp molasses
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
6 tbsp butter, melted
3 tablespoons milk, water or juice
1 cup fruit preserves
20 dried apricots, diced
*1 cup packed brown sugar can be used instead of xylitol and molasses

 

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Lightly grease a 9×11″ pan.
Combine all ingredients except apricots and preserves. Mixture should hold together when pressed into a ball.
Use 2/3 of mixture and press into bottom of pan.
Combine dried fruit and preserves. Spread over oatmeal mixture.
Sprinkle remaining oat mixture over preserves.
Bake for 30 minutes. Allow to cool, then chill until firm.

Makes 24 squares

Nutritional Info (using xylitol, molasses and water options)
  • Servings Per Recipe: 24
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 111.6
  • Total Fat: 3.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 7.8 mg
  • Sodium: 109.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 18.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.4 g
  • Protein: 2.1 g

Cranberry Cornmeal Cookies Reduced Sugar

5 Jun

Reduced Sugar Cranberry Cornmeal Cookies

With reduced sugar these are still a fairly low carb treat at 9 grams net carb per cookie

INGREDIENTS

1/2 steviva blend or 1 cup xylitol, Swerve or sweetener to egual 1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, not packed
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 egg
2 egg whites
2 tbsp agave nectar
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups spelt flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 1/2 cups dried cranberries Continue reading

Low Carb Nanaimo Bars

19 Apr

Low Carb Nanaimo Bars

 

Only 2.5 grams net carb per bar

 

INGREDIENTS

Bottom Layer
½ cup unsalted butter. melted
¼ cup granular sweetener (or sweetener to equal 1/4 cup)
5 tbsp. cocoa
1 egg beaten
1 3/4 cups almond meal
1 cup coconut

Second Layer
½ cup unsalted butter
3 tbsp cream
2 Tbsp. vanilla custard powder
2 cup powdered sweetener to equal 2 cups sugar (powdered in a nut or coffee grinder. measure before grinding)

Third Layer
4 oz NSA chocolate chips (I used Lily’s)
2 Tbsp. unsalted butter

 

DIRECTIONS

Bottom Layer.
Combine and press firmly into an ungreased 8″ x 8″ pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. Allow to cool completely.

Second Layer
Cream butter, cream, custard powder, and powdered sugar together well. Beat until light. Spread over bottom layer.

Third Layer
Melt chocolate and butter over low heat. Cool. Once cool, but still liquid, pour over second layer and chill in refrigerator.

Makes 24 bars

 

Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 24
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 194.4
  • Total Fat: 17.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 32.9 mg
  • Sodium: 67.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 4.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
  • Protein: 3.3 g

 

 

Low Carb Chocolate Chips Cookies, Gluten Free & Kid Approved!

10 Mar

Chocolate Chip Cookies, Gluten Free and Kid Approved!

 

1.5 net carbs per cookie

INGREDIENTS

1 cup almond flour
1/3 cup coconut flour
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup steviva blend (or sweetener that equals 1 cup sugar)
1 tsp molasses
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup nsa chocolate chips
1 tbsp psyllium husk powder Continue reading